The proposal would “diminish the status” of marriage and could discourage couples from having children, said Karol Nawrocki.
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EU launches proceedings against Poland over failure to protect Oder river
The European Commission says Poland has taken “insufficient measures” in responses to environmental crises in 2022 and 2024.
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Controversy after female train staff in Poland gain right to free meals but men don’t
PKP says it is simply complying with regulations that set different requirements for male and female employees.
Former ruling PiS party holds anti-government protest in Warsaw
PiS chairman Jarosław Kaczyński warned that “German imperialism is returning” through a “European plan” to “liquidate Poland as a state”.
President Duda announces new pardon proceedings for convicted former ministers
The president’s staff had insisted in recent weeks that he would not issue another pardon.
Court scraps Poland’s first clean transport zone
Older, more polluting cars would have been banned from the city centre of Kraków.
Priest who hosted “gay party” where man lost consciousness charged with “crimes against sexual freedom”
The incident led to the resignation of the local bishop.
Mortgage applications in Poland surge in December as subsidy system comes to an end
The total value of mortgage applications in Poland rose by 421% year-on-year in December to a record high of over 10 billion zloty.
Hundreds of NGOs and public figures call on Tusk to stop migrant pushbacks at Belarus border
“By postponing putting an end to this practice, the Polish authorities are condoning human rights violations,” they wrote in an open letter.
Supreme Court chamber confirms expiry of convicted MP’s mandate, contradicting other chamber
In today’s ruling, one Supreme Court chamber also declared another to be unlawful.
Court rejects Polish government’s changes to state TV management
The new government controversially replaced the management of public media outlets last month.
Jailed former Polish government minister announces hunger strike
Mariusz Kamiński said that he is a “political prisoner”.
Police enter Polish presidential palace to detain convicted former ministers holed up inside
The pair are now due to begin a two-year jail term.
New Polish government announces halt to logging in “most valuable forests”
The previous government faced criticism for overseeing an increase in logging.
